Security Advisory - Two Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in the GaussDB

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the type conversion function of the GaussDB. An attacker logs in to the system as a common user and craft malformed packets, which could be exploited to perform a denial of service attack or possibly remote code execution on the GaussDB. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-05014)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0064.

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the time conversion function of the GaussDB. An attacker logs in to the system as a common user and craft malformed packets. If the length of a specific field is longer than the maximum value, it will be exploited to perform a denial of service attack or possibly remote code execution on the GaussDB. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-05170)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0063.

Huawei has released software updates to fix these vulnerabilities. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170531-04-gaussdb-en